Atomic scientists look into the future and to the past. With them, we see the capabilities and catastrophic dangers of nuclear weapon modernization, new nukes, more ‘usable’ nukes, an atomic gamesmanship that now looks to space. Add hypersonic China and space MIRVing. Doomsday Clock is at 3 Minutes to Midnight
TW … #ImplementationDay, it’s now time for all—especially Muslim nations—to join hands and rid the world of violent extremism. Iran is ready. — Javad Zarif (@JZarif) January 16, 2016 … Breaking News: (BBC) Four US Prisoners Freed in Iran
Remember the moment there, back at the end of the cold war, when the U.S. could have shifted policy direction away from contined war-time mobilization… The moment passed. The new century has delivered continued crisis. In the holiday season, David Stockman adds his voice to calls for a different vision and wiser security policy
Miscalculation, mistake, a cyber attack or provocation that spirals out of control… the reality of cold war-legacy systems with hair-trigger response imperatives… escalating political conflict and threats… the development and deployment of a next generation of tactical / strategic nuclear weapons, bombers, missiles, submarines… The 21st century scenario is delivering ominous nuclear odds
As the nations of the world offer up in Paris individual INDC plans addressing the threat multiplier of climate change, the sands of time inexorably shift and the New Year arrives…
